What should be the priority nursing diagnosis for a client experiencing alcohol withdrawal? - Risk for injury R/T central nervous system stimulation A nurse evaluates a client's patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pump and notices 100 attempts within a 30-minute period. Which is the best rationale for assessing this client for substance use disorder? - Clients who are regularly using alcohol or benzodiazepines may have developed crosstolerance to analgesics and require increased doses to achieve effective pain control. On the first day of a client's alcohol detoxification, which nursing intervention should take priority? - Administer ordered chlordiazepoxide (Librium) in a dosage according to protocol. Which client statement indicates a knowledge deficit related to substance use? - "Marijuana is like smoking cigarettes. Everyone does it. It's essentially harmless." A lonely, depressed divorcée has been self-medicating with cocaine for the past year. Which term should a nurse use to best describe this individual's situation? - The individual is experiencing psychological addiction. Which term should a nurse use to describe the administration of a central nervous system (CNS) depressant during alcohol withdrawal? - Substitution therapy A client diagnosed with chronic alcohol use disorder is being discharged from an inpatient treatment facility after detoxification. Which client outcome related to Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) would be most appropriate for a nurse to discuss with the client during discharge teaching? - After discharge, the client will immed